| EricThe Shed | 30 Sep 2016 10:21 p.m. PST |
I have just seen this on ebay – this is NOT me selling. I think it is a bargain for only £500.00 GBP auction description Your chance to own one of eleven specially commissioned, fully working, scale models of the indefatigable built for the tv hornblower series this is a project and would need work to get it back to its former glory, She is 25ft long and 7ft 3" wide.
She comes with her own trolly but although light is bulky and will need a fair trailer or a truck to move
Im happy to assist with loading |
| Red3584 | 01 Oct 2016 1:40 a.m. PST |
Perhaps you could add an outside pool to the Shed…. |
| Brian Smaller | 01 Oct 2016 2:46 a.m. PST |
Shipping to New Zealand would be a real  . Also not sure it would fit in our rural delivery driver's van. |
| EricThe Shed | 01 Oct 2016 3:55 a.m. PST |
'Perhaps you could add an outside pool to the Shed…' Was actually thinking the model would make a very cool shed in its own right Sadly Mrs Shed would not be happy as I have filled up all the available space in the garden that I am allowed |
martin goddard  | 01 Oct 2016 5:09 a.m. PST |
A shame to see it in bit of a state. I would certainly lay down £500.00 GBP if I had the space and time to work on it. A great piece!!
martin
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Dave Jackson  | 01 Oct 2016 5:13 a.m. PST |
Eric…..i too thought the same….what a cool shed…."yes sir, we have Napoleonic on the main gun deck, WWI on the quarterdeck, D&D on the Orlop…" |
| Zagloba | 01 Oct 2016 8:21 a.m. PST |
Sadly Mrs Shed would not be happy as I have filled up all the available space in the garden that I am allowed Then put it on top of the shed. |
| EricThe Shed | 01 Oct 2016 8:35 a.m. PST |
Hehehehe…. Sadly its not going to happen…hope it goes to a good home |
| Grelber | 01 Oct 2016 8:56 a.m. PST |
"May not post to United States" I'm crushed! It's not all that expensive; if you restored it, you could probably make your money back displaying it at various shows around the country. Much better than making it into some sort of sign for a fish and chips restaurant.
Grelber
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| The Hound | 01 Oct 2016 8:59 a.m. PST |
maybe some other movie or tv company will pick it and fix it for another series, or a museum should pick it up. |
| Winston Smith | 01 Oct 2016 9:00 a.m. PST |
Too bad they didn't keep on making that miniseries. I read that Ioan Gruffud was up for it. |
| 45thdiv | 01 Oct 2016 1:10 p.m. PST |
I wish they had continued as well. Good production value. |
| D A THB | 01 Oct 2016 3:09 p.m. PST |
You could probably sail it to New Zealand, it looks big enough. |
| 79thPA | 01 Oct 2016 8:01 p.m. PST |
That would make a fine back yard pirate ship for my son to play in. |
| attilathepun47 | 02 Oct 2016 9:09 a.m. PST |
Maybe Elon Musk will buy it. That way he could have a real space "ship" to attach to one of his rockets! |
| jhancock | 02 Oct 2016 9:57 a.m. PST |
I wonder what the seller paid for it when he got the wind up his…? Looks like a real folly for any buyer without deep pockets and a large, covered space to store and work on it! |
| Timotheous | 02 Oct 2016 10:44 a.m. PST |
+1 Winston. I too loved the Hornblower series, even when the scriptwriters added material to "Hornblower and the Hotspur" which was not in the book. Always wanted to see him in Hornblower and the Atropos, as well as re-doing the film Peck did. |
| jowady | 02 Oct 2016 11:42 a.m. PST |
There was a book out some years back on the making of these models as well as how they shot them( a "friend" borrowed it from me and I never got it back). IIRC the models were all made in Russia, most of the photography took place in the Crimea. BTW, I wish that they had done the entire series, of course I also wish that we would get more "Master and Commander" movies, which I understand that Russell Crowe is pushing for as well. Always wanted to see him in Hornblower and the Atropos, as well as re-doing the film Peck did I would love to see a good production of the original trilogy of books to start the series, "Beat to Quarters", "Ship of the Line", and "The Happy Return" (one or two of the books has a different title in the UK). The Peck version is okay but to try to do all three books in one film meant that too much stuff was left out. I still enjoy the battle scene against the Natividad though. |
| CPBelt | 02 Oct 2016 1:31 p.m. PST |
I have the making of book. It's excellent. Now I'll have to pull it out to take a look. |
| capncarp | 02 Oct 2016 11:01 p.m. PST |
Looks to be about 1/6th scale. Break out the GI Joes and start making slops out of cloth scraps, lads! |
| 45thdiv | 04 Oct 2016 3:53 a.m. PST |
Well, I guess it's heading to the fire soon. It did not sell. Sad that no one in the UK wanted it. |
| huevans011 | 05 Oct 2016 7:49 p.m. PST |
Shipping to New Zealand would be a real Bleeped text. Also not sure it would fit in our rural delivery driver's van. Sail it, you ruddy landlubber! That's what Horny would have done! |
| Mad Guru | 05 Oct 2016 10:35 p.m. PST |
Interesting development: it appears the seller relisted the unsold item and raised the starting auction price by 100 GBP -- instead of £500.00 GBP, it's now £600.00 GBP… auction Not sure I comprehend the business plan, but as others have said above, I hope someone buys it and gives it a good home, be it on land, sea, or pond. |
paints brigs for the British fleet.